• Maestro
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    211 months ago

    I got it for free on Epic, tried it, and uninstalled it after the first Monster Energy ad. Fuck that shit.

    • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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      1011 months ago

      New studio, they had to get financing from somewhere, worst case get the director’s cut upgrade whenever it’s on sale, it cost me 5$, so I got 100h of gameplay for 5$.

      • @limeaide@lemmy.ml
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        211 months ago

        I got the game for $7 on fanatical last week and yesterday whenever I was playing it, I went to go take a dumb and there was an ad for an AMC show.

        Really took me out of it tbh.

        • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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          111 months ago

          As I said, no ads in the director’s cut and otherwise, new studio so gotta get funding somehow… They didn’t use a funding platform as far as I remember

          • @limeaide@lemmy.ml
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            111 months ago

            Bro I was playing on the director’s cut.

            The context of the conversation was the director’s cut so I didn’t think I had to specify.

            Also these companies get private investing for the games they create. The ads just sound like long-term monetization of a product. ‘Passive income,’ some would say lol. They’re definitely not paying for their next games with ads on a 4 year old game if that’s what your implying

      • Maestro
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        -311 months ago

        Nah, pass. I’m soured on the game now. And there’s a ton of other great games to play.

      • @Goo_bubbs
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        611 months ago

        Yep, it’s the most shameless ad I’ve ever seen built into a video game.

      • Maestro
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        511 months ago

        Yes. This post apocalyptic wasteland in the far future is littered with cans of Monster Energy drink which act as healing potions. So it’s not like you can avoid them either.